2 Formby Close, Cottingham, HU16 4QW
About 2 Formby Close
2 Formby Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Cottingham (HU16 4QW). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 546 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2010) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a loft. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a corner plot.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Across 2011–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £216,000 is 16.8% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£339/sq ft) was about 84.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2019 at £185,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- LoftYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Jan 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jul 2013DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of a single storey extension and porch to side, detached garage and workshop (following demolition of existing) and the retention of a single storey extension to rear (Revised scheme of 12/03334/PLF)
Extension- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/01154/PLF
- Mar 2013ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Non-material amendment to planning permission 12/03334/PLF - increase in length of proposed extension by 1 metre, infilling of space under roof where original porch located, pitched roof over garage and alterations to fenetration on west elevation of garage doors
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/40037/NONMAT
What's in 2 Formby Close, Cottingham, HU16 4QW's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
2 Formby Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£216,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 9 years.
£185,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
23 October 2019Most recent
£185,000
+68.2%over 8 years1 March 2011
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HU16 4QW: £178,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in HU16 4QW
Versus other Formby Close homes
2 Formby Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,650
Street avg £2,390
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 56 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Cottingham Endyke Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
St Anthony's Voluntary Catholic Academy. 26 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB








